Partners in English Language Learning

English Resources	ESL lesson plans, free downloads, ideas.
Center For Applied Linguistics	A nonprofit org. to improve communication through understanding of lang. and culture. Biling. ed. and options for ELL. CREDE (Cntr for Research on Ed, Diversity, and Excellence) is useful site for ESL teachers. See CREDE's pubs page (http://www.cal.org/crede/pubs/ )
New Readers Press	The publishing arm of ProLiteracy, this is where we obtain most of our study materials. You can order directly from the website, but if you order through our Council Coordinator (Donna) you will get a 20% discount.
Pearson Publishing	Publishes materials for teaching ESL students.
ProLiteracy	A worldwide organization that we are affiliated with. Information on recent trends in literacy.
Sounds of English	Initial part of the website has tips for teaching the mechanics of phonics. Click on the link for Handouts, the first link gets you to "Start Spining Webs." More games, exercises, links.
Teachers of English as a Foreign Language	Many resources here.
Verizon Foundation ThinkFinity	Affiliated with ProLiteracy, Verizon has provided tutor learning tools and lessons.
Wikipedia	Great for alphabet pronunciation, and upper and lower case letters.